It’s a question many public health and community leaders are starting to ask.
With public finances under intense pressure, neighbourhood platforms are looking for new paths to financial stability.
It’s not about asking for handouts or turning community spaces into advertising boards. Done right, involving businesses can benefit everyone - not just financially, but socially and culturally too.
For obvious reasons, one of the key pillars of the NHS 10-Year Plan is prevention. But prevention doesn’t work from top-down, it needs to be community-driven.
With peer support, neighbourly action and accessible services designed with people, prevention sticks.
Here are some real examples.
June 2025
In a world where many volunteering platforms are racing to scale nationally, Devon Connect tells a different story — one rooted in staying small, listening closely and staying true to the unique needs of local communities.
We all feel lonely sometimes but prolonged or intense loneliness can harm our long-term health and wellbeing. At Made Open, we're taking steps to reduce loneliness, foster social connections and nurture wellbeing in communities.
Here are 10 ways our community software can help:
Generating income is crucial to cover costs like software, administration and promotion. A steady revenue stream lets you invest in your team and enhance user experience. This blog shares ten strategies to monetise your platform while staying true to your values.
Whether you want to revitalise a struggling community or help a new one get started, good leadership is crucial for success.
In this blog, we share essential skills and characteristics found in leaders of our most successful community platforms.
Why do some online communities thrive while others fail? While technology matters, success relies more on how well you understand and can engage your community.
This blog focuses on the importance of understanding your target audience before you get started.
Community platforms bring people together around common interests and goals. A strong brand builds a sense of unity among community members, making them feel like they are part of something bigger than themselves.
In this blog we talk about the importance of brand building and share tips for choosing the perfect name for your community platform.
There is no one size fits all approach to increasing levels of participation. We help our customers develop a process and an engagement plan to that is tailored to the needs of their community.
Here are 10 points for consideration when developing your community engagement plan.
